r/FordEscapePHEV

Has anyone run into this with their Ford Escape PHEV? I was driving home from the gym (about 5 minutes away) on 7/31. I checked my app and it said “engine has detected a fault”/“service engine soon”. They never gave me the code but when I dropped it off and called about the car; the dealership couldn’t reproduce it and had me drive it to work and back on 8/5. On the way home on 8/5, I got the “stop safely now message”. I was only 5 minutes away from the dealership so I drove it by to drop it off and get a rental. I call the dealership on 8/8 to get an update and they don’t have one. They’re blaming the recall and told me to not change the modes or charge above 80%. I picked up my car on 8/13 and drove it all weekend, but driving this morning the check engine light came on again with a “service engine soon” message.

Has anyone ever run into this before? I’m at the point where they fix this and I’m going to sell it to get out of a Ford.

My 2022 says "no active recalls" in the app, but I don't remember seeing anything for the high voltage battery short issue come through. I know it was due here in August, just thought I'd see it. Just wondering if I can charge to 100% again.

Got an email yesterday from my Ford dealer here in the Netherlands to bring the car in for the recall. It will indeed be (just) a software update which will take about 1-2 hours. The update is available from beginning of September.

A few important things they mentioned in the email.

- After the update the warranty on the battery system is increased to 10 years/240.000km. If the software detects an issue with the batteries they will be fixed or replaced once free of charge.

- The electric range when fully charged to 100% will be reduced by around 12% depending on the battery condition. The software update will however reduce battery degradation.

Just spreading the info...

Does anyone have a spreadsheet or list of FORScan codes/settings that are confirmed to work on the 2025.
Also curious what changes you guys have made and actually found useful.

I'm about three weeks into owning a 2026. A week or so ago I put in a rear seat cover so I could just let my dog hop in whenever without having to put a blanket down. I've noticed that since installing the seat cover, if my daughter sits in the back seat, the seat belt display on the dash doesn't show that anyone is sitting there until she buckles up. (Before installing the seat cover, it showed her seat red when she sat down, then turned green when she buckled up.)

Is there any safety issue here? I'm wondering specifically about the canopy air bags in a rollover; would they deploy for the rear seat if the seat cover is somehow interfering with the occupancy sensor? Any other safety issue I haven't thought of?

Also, *how* is the seat cover interfering with the occupancy sensor? I assumed it would simply sense weight, but there must be something else.

Wondered if anyone has had a similar experience and could shed some light on what the issue could be. At motorway speeds there is a creaking type sound coming from what sounds like the top of the door frame. Not noticeable at slow speeds.

It has been to the main dealer twice now to resolve the issue and whilst they found the “issue” both times, the parts replaced have failed to resolve the issue. One was a loose trip clip and the other was the inner door handle.

Thanks

Really getting tired of being told to put my hands on the wheel for one. My hands are ON THE F*CKING WHEEL!!!

So many annoying messages on the screen.

I don't care to see which of my empty seats doesn't have their seatbelt on.

I would love to find an aftermarket UI that cleans up this shit from Ford.

Yesterday I drove home with the battery depleted, so mostly using the ICE. Garage was pretty hot, around 28-29C. Plugged into my Level 2 charger right after getting home.
About an hour later I heard a really loud fan from the car. Dont think I’ve ever heard it that loud before. I was about to unplug it, but I think the fan actually stopped on its own.
No warnings or errors.
I assume it was just cooling the battery since everything was pretty warm, but has anyone else noticed this? Is the fan normally that loud when charging?

2026 Escape PHEV.

Sometimes the Trip 1 meter shows electric miles, sometimes it doesn't. I haven't figured out what makes it do it sometimes, but not others. It DOES show total miles all the time, but sometimes it shows electric miles as well.

I will hold OK to reset Trip 1 when starting a trip. Sometimes it shows electric, sometimes it doesn't.

"This Trip" usually DOES show miles electric and total miles.

Does anyone know how to make it show electric when I want it to?

Gawd, I hate crappy software.

I own a 2024 Ford Escape PHEV. When a vehicle is detected in my blind spot, the warning light in the side mirror illuminates normally. If I activate the turn signal toward that side while the vehicle is still in my blind spot, the warning light flashes rapidly, but there is no audible warning or chime.
I observed the same behavior on a 2026 Ford Bronco Big Bend.
Is this normal operation for Ford’s BLIS system, or is there a software/module update available that adds an audible warning when the turn signal is activated while a vehicle is detected in the blind spot?

hi, I’m wondering if anyone has had issues with the front camera fault sensors , Adaptive cruise control fault?

Ive gone to the dealer 10 times. they just keep updating software and next day the faults are back? I’m frustrated as the faults go off daily and numerous times while driving.